Improvement in water-proof baskets



G. M. ALLERTON.

Improvement in Waterproof Basketsl lPatented Oct. 22,1872.

No.`l32j,428.

INVENTOB. Hyg/f7@ y ,t @hasta @g4/(40W. 12T-1? UNITED STATES GEORGE M.ALLERTON, DOVER PLAINS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GOOD- PATENT OEEIcE.

YEARS INDIA-RUBBER GLOVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NAUGA- TUCK,CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-PROOF BASKETS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 132,428, dated October22, 1872.

' To all whom 'it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE M. ALLERTON, of Dover Plains, in the county ofDutchess and State of New York, have invented an Improvement inWater-Proof Baskets, and the following is declared to be a correctdescription thereof.

This invention is for adapting a basket to holding substances thatrequire to be protected from moisture, and also for holding liquidsubstances, and that without increasing the weight of the basket to anyconsiderable eX- tent. I make use of a basket of willow, chip, meta-l,or any suitable material interwoven, of the desired size and shape, andapply a lining of India-rubber cloth, and also employ a cover of thesame material, attached by a strap or cord. A basket made in this way isadapted Ato carrying -provisions for a journey, keeping them frommoisture or from atmospheric action, and the basket can also be used asa bucket for water or liquid material, thereby adapting the one articleto many uses,espe cially with travelers and parties residing in countryplaces.

In' the drawing, Figure l is a vertical section of the basket complete,and Fig. 2 is an exterior view with the cover turned back over thehandle.

The basket is made with the bottom c of open-work, of wood or othersuitable material, and of the required size and shape. The handle b isattached to the sides a of the basket. Within this basket is a lining ofIndia-rubber cloth, c, attached at the upper edges to the edges of thebasket, so as to render the basket water-proof, or adapted to retainliquids, or to protect the contents from atmospheric intluences ormoisture. The cover c of the basket is made of India-rubber cloth withdouble rim 7c, within which is a strap or cord, t', that can Vabetightened around the top of the basket to confine the contents bykeeping the cover firmly in place upon the basket. These covers may beused on baskets that do not have any handle, but are lined, asaforesaid. i

My device is a new article of manufacture adapted to use undercircumstances where an ordinary basket could not be employed.

In Fig. 2 the flexible rubber cover only is shown; in Fig. l the rubbercover c is shown on the inside of a wicker cover, h. In both instancesthere are sleeves l of rubber attached to the cover e for the handle topass through to keep water from running in at these points.

I claim as my inventionl. The basket with a lining and cover ofIndia-rubber cloth, constructed and applied in the manner set forth.

2. The India-rubber cover e, with the rim k, and sleeves Z for thehandle, in combination with the basket, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 22d day of May, A. D.

GEO. M. ALLERTON. Witnesses:

GEo. T. PINGKNEY, OEAs. H. SMITH.

